BXBX NOVEL Chapter 241: Setting Up a Stall
After deciding on the two dishes they would present at the Leaping Fish Banquet, Qin Lang and the two little ones began clamoring to set up a stall.
But by the time they had purchased all the necessary ingredients and finished the initial preparations, the sun was already setting.
This was precisely the time when the locals finished their dinner and went for a walk by the lakeside.
Hence, Qin Lang made the prompt decision to push his rented stall car to the open area where there were numerous snack stalls the other evening.
Just a day had passed, but when Qin Lang arrived at the open space again, he found it far more bustling than before.
The open space, which previously had only a dozen stalls, now had more than thirty tightly packed stalls. The mixed aroma of various delicious foods was much stronger than before, attracting a large number of passersby to stop.
Although there were more stalls, it seemed that the stall owners had planned ahead, creating a layout similar to a food street.
Qin Lang stopped in his tracks, looking at the food street in front of him, momentarily stunned.
Where should he set up his stall?
Fortunately, someone readily answered his question.
“Young man! You’re here to set up a stall too, right?” The stall owner closest to
Qin Lang noticed him pushing the cart and waved with enthusiasm.
Qin Lang left tire cart where they were, signalling the two little ones to watch over it, then walked up to the stall owner. “Sir, may I ask if it’s still possible to set up a stall here?”
“Yes, you can.” The stall owner pointed to a few unassuming empty stalls. “We left some space for the latecomers when planning, but…”
He shrugged helplessly, “These spots aren’t great.”
Qin Lang nodded in understanding.
It was only fair that those who came earlier got the better spots.
He was only practicing how to run a stall and selling at cost, not making any profit, so the location didn’t matter to him.
Once he considered this, Qin Lang didn’t care anymore.
“Thank you, sir.” His voice trailed off slightly. “By the way, why are there so many stalls today?”
“Of course, it’s because of the Leaping Fish Banquet.” The stall owner answered without hesitation, “The rules of this year’s Leaping Fish Banquet are so novel. We have never tried setting up stalls before, so we certainly need to practice first.”
Obviously, this stall owner was here for the Leaping Fish Banquet too.
Thinking about the official announcement of the rules of the Leaping Fish Banquet that was just released today, Qin Lang nodded slightly.
It seemed that many Spirit Chefs had thought of practicing in advance.
“Thankyou, sir. You may go backto your business.” After expressing his thanks and not wanting to disturb the man anymore, Qin Lang returned to his stall car, pushed the car to one of the empty stalls with a relatively good location, and began to set up.
First was the Seafood Medley with Sauce. Qin Lang had prepared a full glass tank, which was now being moved from the cart bucket to the car’s built-in table with the help of Dan Bao’s Thought Waves.
The brown sauce just covered the mountainous pile of various seafood, with lemon slices, green onions, cilantro, and chilli sprinkle adorning the surface, making it extremely appetizing.
A simple glance revealed more than five kinds of seafood in the medley, creating an urge to try it out.
The king crab leg was so full that it was pressed against the inner shell without leaving any space, the octopus of half a fist size looked especially appealing with its round body, and the split lobster clearly showcased its plump shrimp meat…
Even though it was not freshly-killed, the freshness was obvious.
The other stall owners around Qin Lang had noticed his arrival early on. Even during the process of setting up their stalls, they kept glancing over at Qin Lang, curious about this newcomer.
Seeing the freshness of his ingredients, their faces hardened.
Such fresh ingredients…
They felt a sense of threat.
“Young man, what’s this delicious food you’re selling?” Zhang Peng, the stall owner next to Qin Lang, spoke jovially. “How much is it?”
“Seafood Medley with Sauce, one hundred yuan per jin.” Qin Lang announced the price and put up the corresponding sign in front of the stall.
“What is this medley thing? Give me a jin to taste!” Zhang Peng spoke without hesitation.
Suspecting that Qin Lang was also preparing for the Leaping Fish Banquet, he realized that Qin Lang was selling at cost price, so he didn’t haggle and simply scanned the QR code to pay.
“Thanks for your support, brother.” Qin Lang gave him a grateful glance.
He felt a bit excited about his first stall sale.
He took out a digital scale and a container for the food. After setting up the skin removal process, Qin Lang opened the glass tank, scooped out the seafood with a ladle, carefully picked out the lemon slices, and put it into the container to weigh.
The main principle was honest operation.
Soon, a jin was weighed.
Qin Lang scooped up some sauce with a spoon, poured it into the container, packed it up and handed it to Zhang Peng.
“Ha ha ha, it’s fate to share stalls.” Zhang Peng laughed heartily, took the seafood with sauce from Qin Lang and couldn’t wait to open it for tasting.
He was curious about how this incredibly fresh-looking seafood tasted.
Zhang Peng quickly picked up a piece of abalone.
The abalone was not too big, just the size of a eight-head abalone, weighing about 600 grams for eight pieces.
The plump abalone meat was cut into delicate patterns. The rich and supple texture caused these patterns to bloom. The parts that couldn’t be eaten such as innards had been carefully removed. Even the shell was thoughtfully removed to avoid undue weight.
Looking at the tempting brown sauce flowing between the creamy white texture of the abalone, Zhang Peng couldn’t help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
As a local from Mingjing Province, he had eaten a lot of river and seafood since he was a child.
Looking at this abalone, he could estimate its deliciousness at a glance.
As long as the sauce was okay, it would definitely be amazing.
With this thought, Zhang Peng could no longer hold back and put the abalone directly into his mouth.
As he chewed, the firm and smooth texture of the abalone exploded in his mouth. The salty and spicy flavor with a hint of lemon, combined with the perfect sauce made him open his eyes wide.
Such a pleasure…
He looked at the container in his hand again, with anticipation in his eyes.
Let’s try something else!
After completing the first sale, Qin Lang didn’t pay attention to Zhang Peng, he efficiently took out a shoebox-sized plastic container from the cart.
Upon opening the container, it was filled with pre-prepared crab meat, crab roe, and crab paste.
He plugged in his own power strip to the public high-power socket nearby, then connected the rice cooker and set it to cook.
After all this, Qin Lang, somewhat unaccustomed, set up a portable gas stove, took out a pot of tempting orange pre-prepared crab oil and poured it into a large pot and quickly started to stir-fry the crab powder.
Unlike the Seafood Medley with its faint aroma masked by the surrounding food stalls, as the crab powder was being stir-fried, a thick and fresh intertwined aroma of crab powder stimulated by the hot oil rapidly spread all around.
When the crab powder was ready with the help of the spicy heat and Qin Lang looked up, there were already more than a dozen people queuing in front of the stall.
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